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Is the dump for cars on the hill when heading South out of Wick an official dump i.e you have to pay to dump vehicles their or is it just a free for all?
I think it's just the guy who lives there who does all the dumping on his own land.
He used to take cars from people, but the council is SUPPOSED to be taking action, i think, because it is illegal dumping. If you dump a vehicle of yours there you could be legally liable for it to be disposed of at a later date. And anyway its a eyesore when you are driving in/out hempriggs.
~~Tides~~
04-Mar-05, 18:22
Its absoulutly hellish looking, another real eyesore as you are comming in to the down.
Places also as bad,
1. The Rumster Road
2. Reiss
There are a few others but ive forgotten where they are. There is no excuse for it. [mad]
There is a farm at Reay that is covered in old cars, this problem should be tackled.
The system in place, ie S.O.R.N will in time make it almost impossible for people to dump
or in some way off load their responsability for their old cars.
But the lack of a car recycling yard in Caithness does make it very difficult to dispose of an old car.
I think a little help from the council advising through the local media as to the best options available for dumping old cars would help.
I started a thread some time ago about an old car i wanted scraped, the only cheap option suggested was drive it off a cliff.( tempting but no!)
No one had any real idea what i should do to get rid of my old rust bucket.
Speeedy Skip Hire have an advert on page 3 of the Groat this week - may be just what you are after!
Special offers for March and April are £25 for scrapping of cars delivered to them or £40 if they pick it up in Thurso area, £60 for picking up from anyywhere else in Caithness (plus VAT prices).
Maybe ok if you have one car but I doubt if the 'seroius collectors' in the county will oblige! It's not all the council's fault either as they have cleared some areas only for eejits to start dumping or collecting scrap again.
Is the council just not up to the job? it would apear that they keep wanting to increase out taxes but they never use the powers given to them to clear up the mess that some parts of the county get into. i.e. cars piling up becoming an eyesore, buildings in Thurso's main street falling down, is it not time that they actualy acted. In the papers recently the council carried out repairs on dangerous buildings and then billed the owner for the costs. why can't our council do the same. i'm sure they would enjoy a few more jollies traveling south to talk it over for a few months. Especialy if they get more of our money to waste.
I would have thought due to the lack of "scrap-yards" (no pun intended), in the county, that an enterprising "yooth" could rent a field and with the correct planning permision (if required), could run a very lucrative busines in spare-parts alone, let alone the revenue for collecting and disposing of cars, but also the scrap value at the end of the day.
Why C.A.S.E. can't get involved with a possible Youth Group to setup and implement a project where mechanicly-motivated teenagers could run a small business/co-op by learning more about cars and how to use them more efficiently, eg. building their own "Banger/Derby car" or learning how to maintain their own vehicle.
I believe that the nearest "Scrappers" is in Alness? and seeing that C.A.S.E. is for giving grants to local enterprises, then surely one of this nature fits the bill and creates employment and creates other benefits etc.
Ciao,
Dave the Rave :cool:
I would have thought due to the lack of "scrap-yards" (no pun intended), in the county, that an enterprising "yooth" could rent a field and with the correct planning permision (if required), could run a very lucrative busines in spare-parts alone, let alone the revenue for collecting and disposing of cars, but also the scrap value at the end of the day.
That wouldn't be possible due to EEC regulations, that's the problem.
The field would have to be concreted over with channels in the concrete leading to
storage tanks to take any fuel, antyfreeze, brake fluid, oil etc. which leaks from them.
All the fluids from the cars and the tyres, plastic, foam, etc. have to be taken away by specialists and disposed of properly which is expensive.
To set up a scrap yard which complied with regulations would require a very large
investment and with the state of the scrap market being unreliable, the market for
used parts diminishing fast and the cost of transportation of the scrap metals and
waste products south I doubt Caithness has a population large enough to sustain the running costs.
I think the solution to scrap cars could be solved by having the cost of disposal incorperated into the original purchase price. The dealer would then be required to pass on the monies to DVLC with the registration documents. At the end of life for the vehicle, the owner will declare it scrap and the tow-away operator can claim back the cost of disposal.
Hmmm, I think I should be the Minister for the Environment, what do you think?
What an excellent idea. I fear much too sensible for our present govt.
There was a white car in the middle of a field on the Gillock road for ages (probably still there) and I did wonder if it was Art, i.e. an installation, but no-one seems to look at it. Maybe the farmer should be charging admission - he's missing an opportunity.
Naefearjustbeer
08-Mar-05, 23:59
What an excellent idea. I fear much too sensible for our present govt.
There was a white car in the middle of a field on the Gillock road for ages (probably still there) and I did wonder if it was Art, i.e. an installation, but no-one seems to look at it. Maybe the farmer should be charging admission - he's missing an opportunity.
Dont know if this is true or not but someone told me that farmers do this to discourage geese from landing in the parks
Manufactuors now have to incororate recycle codes into at least plastic parts on cars, and 'Europe'(I think) is working on making the makers responsible for what is done at end of life, but this is on late models only
Taking into consideration EEC regs, and local planning departments finicky views on various issues locally. It could be made into a "Community Project" whereby certain sections of the community (no names mentioned), could spend their time stripping vehicles and learning about maintenance and repairs. Also a better understanding of the "dangers" of motor-vehicles in general. Maybe even get Community Service projects involved, but the best part of it is, is that we are actually doing something about recycling in the community.
I noticed recently that Highland Council are introducing a Kerbside Delivery service for recyclable(!) items (not before time), here in Caithness. And even though Speedy Skip has the local contract for disposing of vehicles in the county, a Scrap-Yard of some discription would be advantageous.
What about the existing site in Lovers Lane, that used to be owned by Bernard & Heath? Surely their must be grants through C.A.S.E. for startup costs etc.
Ciao,
Dave the Rave :cool:
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